New organic molecule in space
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 26, 2008 |
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The "Large Molecule Heimat" is a very dense, hot gas clump within the star forming region Sagittarius B2. In this source of only 0,3 light-year diameter, which is heated by a deeply embedded newly formed star, ...
Study shows that a larger abdomen in midlife increases risk of dementia
Mar 26, 2008 |
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People in their 40s with larger stomachs have a higher risk for dementia when they reach their 70s, according to a study published in the March 26, 2008, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Ac ...
Despite awareness of global warming Americans concerned more about local environment
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Last week, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown declared climate change a top international threat, and Al Gore urged politicians to get involved to fight global warming. Results from a recent survey conducted by a University ...
New ionic liquid in thermometers beats mercury on range, performance and safety
Mar 26, 2008 |
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Poisonous mercury in thermometers has been replaced by harmless and better performing ionic liquids in research by scientists from Europe and the US, published in the Royal Society of Chemistry journal Green Chemistry.
Military action to influence oil-producing nations ineffective, expert says
Mar 26, 2008 |
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There is another inconvenient truth about finite resources and human behavior on Planet Earth, an expert on international security and energy says. Trying to influence oil supply with military force in the ...
Brain's 'sixth sense' for calories discovered
Mar 26, 2008 |
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The brain can sense the calories in food, independent of the taste mechanism, researchers have found in studies with mice. Their finding that the brain’s reward system is switched on by this “sixth sense” machinery could ...
First firing of STERN rocket
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 26, 2008 |
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A team of engineers from Bristol University has conducted the first firing of the STERN rocket motor. Rocket engines equipped with the STERN (Static Test Expansion/Deflection Rocket Nozzle) rocket motor should ...
Umbilical cord blood cell therapy may reduce signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease
Mar 26, 2008 |
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Targeted immune suppression using human umbilical cord blood cells may improve the pathology associated with Alzheimer’s disease, a new study in a mouse model of this currently untreatable neurodegenerative condition reports. ...
Kilauea volcano shoots plume of ash
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 26, 2008 |
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Scientists in Hawaii say they are keeping a close watch on a plume of ash from Kilauea Volcano's Halemaumau Crater.
Study shows the upside of anger
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 26, 2008 |
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Here’s a maxim from the “duh” department: People typically prefer to feel emotions that are pleasant, like excitement, and avoid those that are unpleasant, like anger.
Living upside-down shapes spiders for energy saving
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Mar 26, 2008 |
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An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Spain and Croatia led an investigation into the peculiar lifestyle of numerous spider species, which live, feed, breed and ‘walk’ in an upside-down hanging position. According ...
New brain cells implicated in machinery of cannabinoid signaling
Mar 26, 2008 |
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The brain cells called astrocytes, and not just neurons, are sensitive to the substances called cannabinoids—the active chemicals in marijuana.
Climate change threatens Amazonian small farmers
Mar 26, 2008 |
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A six-year study of Amazonian small farmers and their responses to climate change shows the farmers are vulnerable to natural catastrophes and risky land use practices, say Indiana University Bloomington anthropologists ...
Peace paradox and air terror
Mar 26, 2008 |
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Peace agreements, stability and regional prosperity, in an interesting paradox, increase the risk of air terror in Israel, according to new research conducted by Lieutenant Colonel Ron Tuegeman under the supervision of Prof. ...
Growth hormone found to have new role in development of brain's smell center
Mar 26, 2008 |
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A human hormone known to stimulate the growth of cells throughout the body has a new role - helping to set up the proper nerve connections in the odor center of the brain, according to University of California, ...
